Russian spy colonel's poison saga : Czechs, Swedes and Slovaks all refuse to be roped in

Maybe, just maybe we are in a period of finger-pointing, what with Russia trying to bring other countries into the spy poison imbroglio.

However, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Sweden have all rejected a suggestion by a Russian spokeswoman that the nerve agent which poisoned a former Russian double agent and his daughter might have originated in their countries.

The Russian claim was made Saturday by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. In a surprise move, she told Russia-24 television that the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Britain or Sweden were likely sources of the nerve agent.

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, however, tweeted that she "forcefully rejects (the) unacceptable and unfounded allegation" adding that "Russia should answer UK questions instead."

As for the Czechs, Foreign Minister Martin Stropnicky called it an "absurd accusation."

Britain has blamed Russia for the nerve-agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter.  Both were found unconscious March 4 in the English city of Salisbury and remain in critical condition.